Thank you, Lorraine, for sending this photo. And thank you to Francesca and Daniel for organising this beautiful meeting. That yew tree is a really impressive being, making the place where it stands sacred.
Somebody said that the photo was going to look like a bunch of really good children on a school outing, but I think it shows the calming and grounding effect the tree had on us all. Our little gathering and meditation will now be part of its very long memory.
Here are few of my pictures. My camera isn’t very good in anything other than bright light, though. And, sadly, Daniel is asleep on this one.
And a couple of atmospheric ones:
I’d love to see the other photos that were taken that day, (hint hint) as long as I don’t look too scary in them!
Comment by Lorraine — 30/8/2005 @ 7:53 pm
Thanks for these! It’s lovely to have a memento. I particularly like the ‘tree within a tree’ one – the secret world going on inside the trunk that no-one can get to, only glimpse. Like the spirit world. I wonder if people ever come and spend Samhain at the yew? I certainly would if I lived near enough!
Comment by francesca — 1/9/2005 @ 12:16 pm
Hi My interest in Ankerwyke stems from the fact that my G. Grandparents lived at No.3 Ankerwyke Cottages. Their names were John and Ellen Minns and he was a Gardener and she was a Housekeeper there. Their daughter, my father’s Aunt, lived there for many years and I can remember visiting her as a young child. I have some photos taken during the family visits there. I would be interested to hear from anyone that knows anything about the farm.
Comment by Wendy Rider — 25/2/2009 @ 4:40 pm
Sorry, Wendy. I don’t know anything about the farm. We just followed the public footpaths. Maybe someone else does?
Comment by hilde — 3/3/2009 @ 9:58 pm